Written by

Jeff Washburn

As he answered postgame questions Saturday afternoon in Eastern Michigan's Convocation Center, Matt Painter reached for the final stat sheet several times as if there was something profoundly wrong with the columns of numbers.

The way the Purdue basketball coach, his players and this team's fan base saw it, there were several things profoundly wrong in Eastern Michigan's ugly 47-44 victory in front of a sparse crowd of 1,790, many of whom were wearing Boilermaker attire.

It was hard for Painter to believe that his team outrebounded the Eagles 51-33, limited this Mid-American Conference ...